The Art of Teaching Argument

facilitated by Delia DeCourcy, Susan Golab & Darin Stockdill, literacy consultants
delia.decourcy@oakland.k12.mi.us susan.golab@oakland.k12.mi.us darin.stockdill@oakland.k12.mi.us

DAY TWO

Goals

• to consider the role of audience and purpose in gathering evidence & developing reasoning
• to connect the concept of critical literacy to argumentation
• to engage in pedagogical reflection on teaching evidence and reasoning
• to engage in assessing argument through a formative assessment lens

Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 Introduction

9:15-9:30 Artifact Sharing Protocol

9:30 - 10:00 Immersion Activity

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15 - 10:45 Critical Literacy

10:45-11:30 Audience, Purpose, Evidence, Reasoning via the measles


11:30 - 12:15 Lunch

12:15 - 1:15 Increasing Complexity of Reasoning

1:15 - 2:15 Assessment Progression

2:15 - 2:45 Artifact Tuning Protocol

2:45 - 3:00 Homework/Wrap Up

DAY ONE

Goals

• To review the foundational moves of argument.
• To experience how to build a culture of argument in your classroom.
• To become familiar with the language of argument.
• To explore a possible argument task progression for your students.
• To begin to consider effective argument task design.

Agenda

9:00 - 9:30 Introduction & Goals

9:30 - 10:10 Arguments in the Real World

10:10-10:25 Establishing a Culture of Argument

10:25-10:35 BREAK + Community log in

10:35 - 11:30 Argument Talk Protocol

11:30-12:15 LUNCH

12:15-1:00 Argument Coding Protocol

1:00 - 1:20 Learning Progressions

1:20 - 1:45 Argument Task Analysis

1:45 - 2:30 Argument Task Progressions

2:30 - 3:00 Reflection & Wrap Up